Suggestions for 4th Grade
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JUVENILE FICTION
Aguirre, Jorge. Giants Beware! (Graphic Novel)
Charlotte aspires to slay a giant, but her village is too safe and quiet.
+Barden, Stephanie. Cinderella Smith.
Who stole Cinderella’s red tap shoe before the recital?
Barrett, Tracy.* “The Sherlock Files” books.
Xena & Xander work on Sherlock Holmes’ unsolved cases.
Carvell, Tim. Planet Tad.
12-year-old Tad’s hilarious exploits with girls and school.
+Choldenko, Gennifer.* “Al Capone” sequence.
Moose Flanagan’s hectic adventures on Alcatraz.
Cotler, Steve. “Cheesie’s Adventures” books.
Cheesie writes (and draws) about family, friendships and tough choices.
+Harper, Charise M. “Just Grace” books.
Grace is different; she has a “teeny-tiny super power”.
Harper, Suzanne. “Poppy Malone” books.
Poppy meets a goblin in the attic of her new home.
Hashimoto, Meika. The Magic Cake Shop.
Can the magical town baker save Emma from her wicked uncle?
Hicks, Betty.* The Worm Whisperer.
Ellison can talk with bugs. Can his caterpillar win the big race?
Ibbotson, Eva.* One Dog and His Boy.
Hal must rescue his dog from the Rent-a-Dog Agency!
Jennings, Patrick.* Lucky Cap.
Do super-cool new clothes make the man?
Kimmel, Eric.* Hiss-s-s-s!
Omar’s pet snake escapes at the worst possible moment.
+Lin, Grace.* “Pacy Lin” books.
Pacy learns about family, friendship and self-expression.
+Peck, Richard.* The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail.
Queen Victoria helps an orphan mouse solve the mystery of his past.
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Shanower, Eric. “Marvel Classic Oz” books (Graphic Novel)
All you old Oz friends—Graphic Style!
Weissman, Elissa. Nerd Camp.
Gabe doesn’t belong in this summer camp for gifted nerds!
NON FICTION
J 327.12 TOP.* Top Secret: Shady Tales of Spies and Spying.
Everything you always wanted to know about spies.
J 333.79 Drummond.* Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World.
Neighbors work for energy independence.
J 364.16 Schroeder. Duped!: True Stories of the World’s Best Swindlers.
Read about the biggest swindles in history!
+J 523.43 Rusch. The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity.
US robotic vehicles send back awesome images of Mars.
J 550 Simon.* Seymour Simon’s Extreme Earth Records.
A tour of the extreme parts of our planet.
J 598.072 Cate. Look Up!: Bird Watching in Your Own Backyard.
A conversational, humorous introduction to bird watching.
J 600 HOW. How Cool is This?
DK gives an up-close, inside look at how cool inventions work.
J 636.23 Butts. Bodyguards: From Gladiators to the Secret Service.
Dangers and exploits of bodyguards throughout history.
J 791.068 Williams.* Abandoned Amusement Parks.
Are these abandoned parks really haunted?
J 973.099 Moberg. Presidential Pets: the Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived in the White House.
The title says it all!
+J 973.7 Sheinkin.* Lincoln’s Grave Robbers.
An undercover agent foils the 1875 plot to steal Lincoln’s body.
J B Goodall. Who is Jane Goodall? (Who Was…? series)
The first primatologist to study chimps in their natural habitat.
J B Taylor. Queen of the Falls.
In 1901 Annie Edson Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel!
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